Quilpie, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Quilpie, in the Quilpie Shire local government area.
| Locality | Quilpie |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Quilpie Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -26.78461 |
| Longitude | 144.17315 |
| Population | 645 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 17847.8 km² |
| Elevation | 202 m |
| Postcode | 4480 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 879 km west |
Quilpie is a locality in the Quilpie Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 645. The locality covers an area of 17847.8 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 202 m above sea level. It lies approximately 879 km west of Brisbane. Quilpie is located at 26.7846°S, 144.1731°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4480. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Quilpie shimmers under a vast, pale blue sky, a solitary cluster of buildings against an endless expanse of buff-coloured earth and sparse mulga scrub. It lies 741.9 km west-south-west of Rockhampton City, QLD (from Rockhampton City, QLD: bearing 238°T), and is situated 109.7 km south-south-west of Adavale. The land rolls away in subtle, sun-baked waves, punctuated by the occasional hardy acacia and the bleached bones of long-departed livestock. Dust, a fine, ochre powder, coats everything, softening the sharp edges of corrugated iron roofs and lending a muted glow to the air, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, bleeding honeyed light across the horizon. The silence here is not empty, but a deep, resonant hum of insect life and the whisper of wind through dry grasses, a constant reminder of the immense, untamed country that surrounds Quilpie.
This is a place forged by resilience and resourcefulness, where the discovery of opals in the 1920s brought a surge of hopeful prospectors, transforming the quiet sheep-grazing settlement into a bustling hub of gemstone seekers. Though the opal fields still yield their treasures, the lifeblood of Quilpie now flows more steadily from the surrounding cattle stations, vast properties where the land is coaxed into supporting herds across the expansive western Queensland plains. Travellers often pause here, drawn by the promise of a unique opal, or simply seeking respite from the long, straight roads that stretch towards the distant, hazy outlines of other outback destinations, finding in Quilpie a quiet, enduring spirit.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Quilpie, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Quilpie, in the Quilpie Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Quilpie includes the postcode (4480), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Quilpie Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Quilpie is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |